Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,920.19
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.7%
of income
In-year balance
+2.8%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.0%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
666
Capacity
750 (89%)
Free school meals
26.2%
English additional lang.
27.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£55,222
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 616 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £3.2m | £3.1m | £2.3m | 71.2% | +£89k | -£570k | -18.0% | £6,760 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 68.8% | +£279k | -£291k | -7.8% | £7,014 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.3m | £3.1m | 66.4% | +£336k | £46k | 1.0% | £7,738 |
| 2024/25 | £5.3m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 72.6% | +£149k | £195k | 3.7% | £7,920 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£439k
Premises
£362k
Other costs
£932k
7.9%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
0.9%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 46.0 | 59.3% | 38.1% | 50.4% | — | 113 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 25.1 | 16.6 | £45,146 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 28.7 | 16.3 | £44,621 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 31.3 | 17.1 | £42,885 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 33.3 | 17.8 | £54,814 | 24.0% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.8 | 16.7 | £55,222 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 15.5% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 477 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.4% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 446 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 10.9% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 411 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.9% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 395 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 14.3% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 342 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.6% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 332 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.9% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 433 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 23.6% | 5.5% | 3.2% | 495 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 26.1% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 559 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 21.6% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 594 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 20.4% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 616 |
12 November 2024 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2015 | — | Good |